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scrutiny
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[ˈskruːtɪni], (Noun)
Definitions:
- critical observation or examination
(e.g: the policy came under scrutiny last month)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin scrutinium, from scrutari ‘to search’ (originally ‘sort rubbish’, from scruta ‘rubbish’). Early use referred to the taking of individual votes in an election procedure
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